1. Time to Get Serious about Measurement in Synthetic Biology.
- Author
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Beal J, Haddock-Angelli T, Farny N, and Rettberg R
- Subjects
- Base Sequence, DNA analysis, DNA genetics, DNA metabolism, Genetic Engineering instrumentation, Genetic Engineering methods, Humans, Synthetic Biology instrumentation, Synthetic Biology methods, Genetic Engineering standards, Laboratory Proficiency Testing organization & administration, Spectrometry, Fluorescence standards, Synthetic Biology standards
- Abstract
For synthetic biology to mature, composition of devices into functional systems must become routine. This requires widespread adoption of comparable and replicable units of measurement. Interlaboratory studies organized through the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition show that fluorescence can be calibrated with simple, low-cost protocols, so fluorescence should no longer be published without units., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2018
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